The panel

We seek to ensure that panel members skills are matched to the requirements of the projects under review and each panel will usually contain a mix of architects, landscape architects and urban designers, with planners, master planners, engineers, developers, historic and conservation specialists, and sustainability experts added when we feel this is needed.

Our current co-Chairs are Annie Coombs and Matt Brook.

Annie Coombs, Landscape Architect (Chair)As co-chair of the Places Matter design review panel, and a deputy chair of the HS2 design panel, Annie Coombs regularly chairs or participates in design review. She was a national design review panellist for CABE and is a Design Council CABE built environment expert. Annie is also an examining inspector for major infrastructure with the Planning Inspectorate.

Matt Brook, Architect – Director, Broadway Malyan (Chair)Matt Brook is the global design lead at Broadway Malyan where he is also the studio head for the practice in the North-west. Matt has a long-standing relationship with the RIBA, having previously chaired RIBA North West and was also elected to the RIBA national council for two consecutive three-year terms.